Year-End Reports
2012-13 Year End Report
The goals and objectives were: to advocate for a Vice Chancellor for Diversity (Chief Diversity Officer); solidify student and alumni particpation and membership; and enhance staff development. We believe that all three goals were met. Members of the executive committee participated in luncheons and community forums during the interview process for a Chief Diversity Officer/Vice-Chancellor for Diversity. Mr. Rickey Hall was selected as UTK’s first Chief Diversity Officer/Vice-Chancellor for Diversity. To increase student and alumni participation the Bylaws committee proposed recommendations to expand membership, i.e., student representatives will be the president(s) of BCPC and NAACP, and SGA. In addition, the ex-officio membership will include the president(s) of the UTK Black Alumni Council (voting) and UT Alumni (non-voting). The website was completely overhauled to streamline information and attract more readership. Over the past 2 years, we have retrieved and archived countless reports, refereed journal articles, theses, etc. to the CFB’s online repository, TRACE. It is our belief that the aforementioned efforts will strengthen the commission.
The goals and objectives were: to advocate for a Vice Chancellor for Diversity (Chief Diversity Officer); solidify student and alumni particpation and membership; and enhance staff development. We believe that all three goals were met. Members of the executive committee participated in luncheons and community forums during the interview process for a Chief Diversity Officer/Vice-Chancellor for Diversity. Mr. Rickey Hall was selected as UTK’s first Chief Diversity Officer/Vice-Chancellor for Diversity. To increase student and alumni participation the Bylaws committee proposed recommendations to expand membership, i.e., student representatives will be the president(s) of BCPC and NAACP, and SGA. In addition, the ex-officio membership will include the president(s) of the UTK Black Alumni Council (voting) and UT Alumni (non-voting). The website was completely overhauled to streamline information and attract more readership. Over the past 2 years, we have retrieved and archived countless reports, refereed journal articles, theses, etc. to the CFB’s online repository, TRACE. It is our belief that the aforementioned efforts will strengthen the commission.
The goals and objectives were: to advocate for a Vice Chancellor for Diversity (Chief Diversity Officer); solidify student and alumni particpation and membership; and enhance staff development. We believe that all three goals were met. Members of the executive committee participated in luncheons and community forums during the interview process for a Chief Diversity Officer/Vice-Chancellor for Diversity. Mr. Rickey Hall was selected as UTK’s first Chief Diversity Officer/Vice-Chancellor for Diversity. To increase student and alumni participation the Bylaws committee proposed recommendations to expand membership, i.e., student representatives will be the president(s) of BCPC and NAACP, and SGA. In addition, the ex-officio membership will include the president(s) of the UTK Black Alumni Council (voting) and UT Alumni (non-voting). The website was completely overhauled to streamline information and attract more readership. Over the past 2 years, we have retrieved and archived countless reports, refereed journal articles, theses, etc. to the CFB’s online repository, TRACE. It is our belief that the aforementioned efforts will strengthen the commission.